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  2. Surround sound - Wikipedia

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    Surround sound is a technique for enriching the fidelity and depth of sound reproduction by using multiple audio channels from speakers that surround the listener (surround channels). Its first application was in movie theaters .

  3. Sound test - Wikipedia

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    A sound test is a function built into the options screen of many video games.This function was originally meant to test whether the game's music and sounds would function correctly (hence the name), as well as giving the player the ability to compare samples played in Monaural, Stereophonic and later Surround sound.

  4. Grammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album - Wikipedia

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    To qualify for this category, the recording must be in surround quality (with a minimum of four channels). The recordings must be commercially available on either DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, Blu-ray, SACD, surround download or a streaming-only version. The award goes to the engineer, mastering engineer (if any) and producer.

  5. Dolby TrueHD - Wikipedia

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    Dolby TrueHD is a lossless, multi-channel audio codec developed by Dolby Laboratories for home video, used principally in Blu-ray Disc and compatible hardware. Dolby TrueHD, along with Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) and Dolby AC-4, is one of the intended successors to the Dolby Digital (AC-3) lossy surround format.

  6. The 7 Best Wireless Surround Sound Systems for an Immersive ...

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    Best Wireless Surround Sound Systems. Best for Audio Fanatics: Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite. Best Theater Sound: Sony HT-A7000. Best Value: VIZIO M-Series 5.1. Best Upgrade For A Wired System ...

  7. 5.1 surround sound - Wikipedia

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    5.1 surround sound ("five-point one") is the common name for surround sound audio systems. 5.1 is the most commonly used layout in home theatres. [1] It uses five full-bandwidth channels and one low-frequency effects channel (the "point one"). [2] Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, DTS, SDDS, and THX are all common 5.1 systems. 5.1 is also the ...

  8. Dolby Surround 7.1 - Wikipedia

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    Dolby Surround 7.1 (sometimes called Dolby 7.1 surround sound) is a sound system by Dolby Laboratories which delivers theatrical 7.1 surround sound to movie-goers. It is the most recent addition to a family of audio compression technologies developed by Dolby known as Dolby Digital. It adds two new channels to current Dolby Digital 5.1.

  9. DTS-HD Master Audio - Wikipedia

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    DTS-HD Master Audio (DTS-HD MA; known as DTS++ before 2004 [1]) is a multi-channel, lossless audio codec developed by DTS as an extension of the lossy DTS Coherent Acoustics codec (DTS CA; usually itself referred to as just DTS). Rather than being an entirely new coding mechanism, DTS-HD MA encodes an audio master in lossy DTS first, then ...